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Zambia: 48 Opposition MPs Suspended For Snubbing President's Speech
Times of Zambia, 13 June 2017
Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini yesterday suspended for 30 days the 48 United Party for National Development (UPND) Members of Parliament (MPs) that boycotted… Read more »
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Zambia: Suspension of Opposition MPs Paves Way for One-Way Legislation
Zambia Reports, 15 June 2017
The suspension of 48 United Party for National Development was long coming. For a long time they had been pushing to see how far the Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick… Read more »
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Zambia: Once-Proud Democracy Faces Litmus Test
DW, 14 June 2017
48 opposition lawmakers suspended for boycotting a speech by President Edgar Lungu say they will challenge the ruling in court. But analysts argue that there is dwindling… Read more »
Zambia Govt Suspends 48 Opposition MPs
Lawmakers from the United Party for National Development boycotted President Edgar Lungu's address in protest against his contested electoral victory. Their leader, Hakainde Hichilema, who disputed last year's election results after a narrow defeat, remains incarcerated facing treason charges.
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A Zambian court will rule on whether it will proceed with a case of treason against the leader of the opposition, Haikande Hichilema, who has been detained for over a month for ... Read more »
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Despite rights groups' demands for opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema's release, he remains incarcerated , awaiting the treason charge hearing on May 15. Read more »
